2005-2006 Bill 1282: Greenville High School Red Raiders Varsity Boys Basketball Team

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 116th Session, 2005-2006 3 4 S. 1282 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Anderson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\21020sd06.doc 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on March 28, 2006 13 Introduced in the House on March 29, 2006 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on March 29, 2006 15 16 Summary: Greenville High School Red Raiders Varsity Boys Basketball Team 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 3/28/2006 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-4 23 3/29/2006 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-8 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 3/28/2006 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE THE GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 12 RED RAIDERS VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM ON 13 ITS IMPRESSIVE 2006 CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 14 TITLE AND TO HONOR THE PLAYERS AND THEIR 15 COACH, DONDI MCGOWAN, ON AN EXCEPTIONAL 16 SEASON. 17 18 Whereas, excellence in basketball demands individual strength, 19 agility, and skill, as well as team play and good sportsmanship; 20 and 21 22 Whereas, using those talents and attributes, Coach Dondi 23 McGowan, Assistant Coach Farrell Thomas, and the members of 24 the Greenville High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team finished 25 an incredible 27-2 season by winning the Class AAA State 26 Championship; and 27 28 Whereas, defeating Dillon High School by a score of 67-57 to take 29 the state title, the Red Raiders players stayed calm and focused 30 throughout the intense game, leading by 17 points at the half and 31 keeping their big lead until the last two minutes of the game; and 32 33 Whereas, the team defeated Clinton High School, Woodmont High 34 School, and Clover High School in three close playoff rounds 35 before advancing to the AAA Upper State Boys Basketball 36 Championship, where they beat Southside High School and earned 37 the right to compete for the state title; and 38 39 Whereas, the 2006 win is historic for Greenville High School, as it 40 marks the first state championship in basketball for the school 41 since 1992; and 42

1 [1282] 1 1 Whereas, throughout the season the players showed great 2 confidence which is attributable to Coach Dondi McGowan, whose 3 time and energy spent encouraging his team to play to their 4 individual and collective abilities necessarily led to their success; 5 and 6 7 Whereas, the team was comprised of Lamarckus Boswell, Lu 8 Griffin, Tristan Holliday, Anthony Breeze, Tommy Lee Hawkins, 9 Robb Francis, Shannon Foster, Peter Tomlin, Demetrius Blakely, 10 Dexter Terry, and Chris Grant; and 11 12 Whereas, the members of the General Assembly take great pride in 13 commending the young men of the Greenville High School Varsity 14 Boys Basketball Team for their tireless efforts and great 15 determination in an outstanding season and recognize them for this 16 wonderful accomplishment. Now, therefore, 17 18 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 19 concurring: 20 21 That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, 22 congratulate the Greenville High School Red Raiders Varsity Boys 23 Basketball Team on its impressive 2006 Class AAA State 24 Championship Title, and honor the players and their coach, Dondi 25 McGowan, on an exceptional season. 26 27 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 28 Greenville High School Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Dondi 29 McGowan. 30 ----XX---- 31

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